Hi Guys, I am not much of a modder, i just like playing the game and although I have found the locking of files concerning for the modders, (and the moderate visual quality of the NA terrain) I personally are not too concerned. The average stock NA terrain was fixed for me by the modded NA terrain by gerwin, (and that is where the concern for modders lies) the addition of a naval task force was a massive plus for me as well and I can still play all the old faves and fly just about any aircraft I want!
Do you know what has put me off this game a bit, like Brain said, the constant back and forth and negativity going around. I agree that locking the files is going to piss people off, but just imagine if those files were locked from the start. Complacency is the begining of ignorance. Everyone gets used to seeing it so we assume it will always be there.